Rainbow Chasers - Written In The Stars [CD]

In 2005, Ashley Hutchings could have been forgiven for resting on any of his many laurels. There was recognition from the BBC Folk Awards, EFDSS, The National Theatre and ultimately The Queen; there was a retrospective box set; there was an enviable back catalogue of albums that in effect define folk-rock. But as always, he sought "fresh woods and pastures new". He'd worked with almost every big name in folk and folk rock; now he decided, as he had before, to share his experience and expertise with a new generation. He brought together Ruth Angell, Jo Hamilton and Mark Hutchinson and they became Rainbow Chasers - a name full of optimism and promise that at once looks forward and harks back (to songs by Chopin, Richard Thompson and Ashley himself).